Sydney Newcastle expressway snarls drive as traffic plates surge
Sydney traffic jams on the first section of the Sydney Newcastle expressway stretched Pacific Highway with thousands of extra vehicles. Police tried to direct motorists back while breakdowns and radiator failures slowed progress. Traffic later eased to a normal pace. Sergeant Ervin said volume caused the hold-up and patrols helped but could not clear the congestion quickly.
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Sydney
Sydney- Newcastle
Riomkiin Polive
Gooh Ervin
Derailments halt NSW lines near Mise Vale
Two NSW freight derailments near Mise Vale disrupt rail traffic on Friday. About 20 trucks were involved as a goods train collided with another near Port Kembla, spilling fuel and blocking the line. No injuries were reported. passengers were moved by bus between Vale and Wollongong as emergency crews fought a lengthy fire and cleared wreckage for hours.
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Mise Vale
Abou
Mrise Vale
Nepal
Ifame
Yasson
Frst
Sydney
Areca
Goulburn
Raymond Wade
Pike
Lake Heigh's
Port Kembla
Investi Rodney Tyce
Towra
Ated
Wollongong
Orr
Berrima
Foes Vale
Alleged bandit captured in Queensland outback
Police captured an alleged Sydney bank robber near Adavale in western Queensland after he threatened with a .22 rifle. Officers surrounded him at the hotel area and seized a loaded rifle and cash occupation details remain unclear as authorities processed warrants and sought additional information.
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Arisbane
Syndney Bank
Nbbers
Adavate
Queensland
Parjee
Sam
Phe
Oman
Sidney CIA
Carler
Oun
Charleville Gs
Veur Aldoman
Chale
Milaier
Charle
Adavale
Chale Sydines
Charleville
Arishane
Sydney
New South
Wales
Third big fire hits Adelaide area warehouse district
Fire roared through a late night warehouse in Mile End destroying the building and causing damage estimated at £000. Eyles Co operative bid and Fixe companies occupied the premises. This marks the third large blaze in six days with other fires at Charlee Holmes Lone bedstead and wire mattress factory and Hains Hankin Ltd furniture warehouse in Hindley Street.
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Adelaide
Eyles Co-operative
Fixe
Charlee Holmes
Lone Bedstead
Mile End
Hains Hankin Ltd
Hindley Street
Canberra man injured in Cairns car crash near Gardenvale
A Canberra man, 22, Jerry Wolosyansk, a mail delivery driver at the Australian National University, is listed in satisfactory condition at Cairns Hospital after his car hit a pothole near McDonald Creek about 13 miles south of Gardenvale on Friday night. He sustained scalp and arm lacerations, back injuries, and a probable skull fracture.
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Cairns
Canberra
McDonald Creek
Gardenvale
Jerry Wolosyansk
Australian National University
Christmas Bow Collection Totals £166 for Church Welfare
John Baptist Church in Reid reports £166 raised over the holidays for church welfare work through The Christmas Bow event. The sum reflects donations gathered during the festive season.
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John Baptist Church
Reid
No Shortage of Science Teachers Cited in NSW
Mo Wynn commented on Servey reports predicting a shortage of science teachers in NSW schools but said Canberra high schools appear well equipped. He noted no current shortage in Canberra and referenced forthcoming storage of science leavers and vacancies for fully trained teachers.
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Mo Wynn
Svdrey
Nsw
Wynn
Canberra
Canbera
NSM Teachers Federation
Canberra Scouts Lead Australian Group to New Zealand Jamboree
A Canberra Boy Scout and an assistant depart for New Zealand to join 4,000 Scouts from 12 countries in Wellington. The 8 day jamboree begins January 5 with Australia’s contingent led by R Colquhoun and S Hunt, returning to Canberra on January 23.
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Canberra
New Zealand
R. Colquhoun
Scl Hunt
Wellingtop
Australia
Christmas Day Births Highlight 7th Child in Australia
A woman at Royal Hospital for Women Paddington gave birth yesterday to her seventh child, a girl named Anne. Mrs Burgin of Green Valley says the holiday brings happiness as the family grows to seven girls and four boys, with two of the older daughters married and expecting their own babies.
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Sydnfy
Royal Hospital For Women
Paddington
Huby
Australia
Deis Burgin
Green Valles
Bee Anne
Green Valley
Termes
Teno
Mire Berges
Pong Nat River
Rudolph
Pico
Charlie
Civil defence plan for New Guinea outlined by controller
Details released by the Territorys Controller of Civil Defence and Emergency Services describe a new civil defence organisation for New Guinea. The plan includes warning systems for volcanic eruption and seismic shocks and regional branch offices in Rahal Lae Madang Wiewak Miomint Hagen Goroka and Samarat.
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Planete Merken Giste
Civil Defence
Ro 1
Skinner
Orn Por
Rahal
Lae
Madang
Wiewak Miomint Hagen
Goroka
Samarat
Minister appoints Reverend Russell Oldmeadow to St Matthew's Albury
The Path of Canberra and Goulburn announces yesterday the appointment of Reverend Russell Oldmeadow as rector of St Matthew's Church in Albury. The Public notice confirms church leadership changes and specifies the assignment at St Matthew's Chicch.
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Carberra
Goulburn
KC of
Clements
Russell Oldmeadow
St Matthew's Chicch
Albury
Australia aids Venezuela telecommunication rebuild plan
Australia to send 1 percent of its telecom experts over five years to advise Venezuela on engineering and administrative needs. The PMG and Mr Hulme state the ITU and Venezuelan government requested help with modern facilities and staff training funded by the World Bank.
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Australia
Venezuela
Viet Venemuela
Hulme
Canberra
International Telecommunication Union
Venenician
Australian Post Office
World Bank
Parachutist Dies In Skydiving Jump Near Adelaide
In Adelaide area a parachutist died during a jump from a Cesena 172 aircraft piloted by a skydiving club. The victim Heimel Feedrich Will Stech a Bond Street clerk from West Hind marsh fell near Mallala onto a farm owned by Mr RoC Franke. The incident mirrors a prior fatality when Temald Weeth of Melbourne died last year after a parachute failure.
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Adelaide
Heimel Feedrich Will Stech
Jala
Bond Street
West Hindmarsh
Das
Mallala
Roc Franke
Australia
Temald Weeth
Melbourne
Alree
al Ipawich
Oueensisad Parachute Club
Bernard Walter de Laurer
Knopfelmacher Rejected for Sydney Philosophy Post
Melbourne reports Dr Frank Knopfelmacher will not reapply for the Sydney University senior lecturer in philosophy role. Sir George Paton announced he was transferred from pathology to a normal promotion due to added responses, teaching ability, and recent publications.
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Melbourne
Frank Knopfelmacher
Sydney University
University of Melbourne
George Paton
Knopfelmacher
Py Knopfelmacher
Philntony
Sydney
Goulburn Opens New Olympic Swimming Centre
The £140,000 Goulburn Olympic Swimming Centre opened yesterday to great delight of hundreds of children. It features three pools including an Olympic pool a metre learner pool and a paddling pool. The centre, built in an attractive setting, will be officially opened in the new year.
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Gowaur
Goulburn Olympic
Special School Bus Route Details
The message describes a school bus with a special route from a primary school, picking up students near Butler and Ainslie, stopping at Morphett and Moncrieff Streets and returning by the same route. It notes 9 am return and that the principal Mr R H Street or similar official issued the route to parents.
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Morphett
Moncrieff Street
Rainslie Ing Street
Cowper
R. H .Street
Butler
May Majura Avenue
Ainslie
Australian patrol not forgotten at Christmas
Australian Delta Company troops near Bien Hoa air base recounted a Christmas Eve radio joke about a red clad man and sleigh recovered during a three day patrol. Brigadier Jackson joined Christmas dinner with the patrolling unit, and the 50 men marked a warm, unforgotten holiday amid patrol duties.
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Bien Hoa
Delta Company
Bien Hoa Air Base
Vietnam
PD. Jackson
Saigon
Bishop withdraws parish priest after services
The Bishop of Rock Grouse district Donald Shearman announced the vicar Paul gazette would be withdrawn after services on January 23 and reassigned to other duties following unspecified reasons.
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Brisbane
Rock
Grouse Fechthampton
Iparachia
Nf Ral
Donald Shearman
Aba
Central Gouléat J
Paul
Shearman Gribble
Woman Hurt in Axe Attack Near Andamooka
Two Yugoslav miners were arrested at Andamooka after an axe attack on a Miinganan woman yesterday. Mrs T Nagy, 44, of Andamooka, was flown to Port Augusta for treatment where her condition was listed as satisfactory. The suspects were to appear in Woomera Court on Wednesday.
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Andamonks
Miinganan
Woomera Cour
Pioctar
Mre T Nagy
Andamooka
Port Augusta
Shintaro mobbed by fans at Sydney airport
Japanese actor Kaochi Ohse Shintaro of a TV series was mobbed by about 30 screaming fans at Sydney Airport yesterday. Fans wore ninja robes as Ohse prepared for a rain delayed performance of Samurai Story at Sydney Stadium tomorrow.
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Sydney
Kaochi Ohse
Shintaro
Tan
Youn
Sydfey
Ohae
Sydney Stadium
mMarting Temorrey
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